woman

noun

wom·an | \ ˈwu̇-mən

, especially Southern ˈwō-

or ˈwə-

plural women\ ˈwi-mən

Definition of woman

1a : an adult female person

b : a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation) —usually used in combination councilwoman

2 : womankind

3 : distinctively feminine nature : womanliness

4 : a woman who is a servant or personal attendant

5a chiefly dialectal : wife

b : mistress

c : girlfriend sense 2

6 : a woman who is extremely fond of or devoted to something specified I'm a chocolate woman through and through, but one bite of West's banana pudding cupcake and I was sold.— Hattie Brown Garrow

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Examples of woman in a Sentence

She grew up to become a confident and beautiful woman. She is a grown woman. The store sells shoes for both men and women.

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Alex Morgan scored a go-ahead goal on her birthday and Alyssa Naeher saved a late penalty kick to give the U.S. women’s national team a 2-1 victory over England during its World Cup semifinal Tuesday at Stade de Lyon. — Alicia Delgallo, Pro Soccer USA, "USA to play for World Cup title after beating England 2-1 in semifinal," 4 July 2019 When the woman resisted, Edison threatened physical harm, according to an arrest warrant. — David Owens, courant.com, "Las Vegas man sentenced to prison for human trafficking in Connecticut," 4 July 2019 The names of the 28-year-old man and the 26-year-old woman who were shot and killed have not been released by the department. — Juliana Kim, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore police make 64 arrests in three-day operation targeting open warrants, violent offenders," 4 July 2019 The star forward on the U.S. women’s soccer team was asked to respond to her detractors, including President Trump. — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, "U.S. Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Responds to Critics, Saying She’s ‘Deeply American’," 3 July 2019 No one celebrates like the U.S. women’s soccer team. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "Alex Morgan's tea time: No one celebrates like the U.S. women's World Cup team," 3 July 2019 The group had reportedly also discussed throwing burritos at the congresswoman from the Bronx and Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX), one of the first Latinx woman to represent Texas in Congress. — Khushbu Shah, Teen Vogue, "AOC Called Out Border Patrol Over Detention Conditions and a Secret Facebook Group That Posted About Her," 3 July 2019 The ordeal that the 18-year-old Florida Panhandle woman endured, especially after giving birth, was anything but serene, according to the Pensacola News Journal. — Stephen Ruiz, orlandosentinel.com, "Labor pain was only beginning for Florida woman after epidural catheter gets stuck: report," 3 July 2019 Rivera, who is in her 50s and the first Filipino-American woman to be ordained a rabbi, recalled attending Sukkot services at the congregation in 2016, before working there or becoming a regular. — Josefin Dolsten, sun-sentinel.com, "Filipino-American dancer turned rabbi wants to change the conversation about Jews of color," 3 July 2019

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